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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
HOTEL MATTER.

AS will be seen from our report of
the Board of Trade meeting, Mr.. Burt
has submitted proposition to build a
66x72 addition to the Mankato House
block as soon as he is assured of neces-
sary sewerage, and upon the receipt of
bonus Of 5000. The building Mr..
Burt proposes to erect is not as extern
sive as the projected Holbrook House,
and on that ground there may be some
opposition to the payment of bonus of
the same amount as that enterprise was
offered. 1t is the general opinion, how
ever, that Burt's proposition Is very
fair one, and we hope the Board of
Trade may find itself IN position to ac-
cept it. There. should be no difficulty In
raising the required bonus. The great
and immediate need of Mankato is that
il should have an improvement in its
hotel facilities. and we believe that the
enterprising citizens of the city will not
be backward in giving liberal assist
ance to any move in that direction which
promises to give substantial results. One
thing is certain, if the Board of Trade
decides to accept Mr.. Burt's proposition,
it will leave no stone unturned in its eff
forts to see the desired object attained.
AS to the sewerage provlso in the mat
ter, there ought not to be any doubt
whatever about what steps the city will
take. The sewer asked for is a public
improvement of imperative importance,
and should be constructed without delay,
no matter whether any hotel is erected
or not. The work should be done dur
ing the summer, and there can be no ex-
cuse made for further delay in the mat
ter.
The erection of the addition to the
Mankato House block rs proposed by
Mr.. Burt would be magnificent i'm
provement, and every person who has
the interest of the city at heart must feel
the importance of giving encouragement
to the project.
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BOARD OF TRADE.

A special meeting of the Board Of
Trade was held this morning. President
Noe stated that he was in receipt of a
communication from Mr.. G. c. Burt
relative to the erection of hotel and
that he had called the meeting in order
that the Board might consider the same /.
The secretary then read the following
letter from Mr.. Burt:
To the Board of Trade:
GENTLEMEN, I propose to erect hotel
66x72 f., 3 stories high, on the Mankato
House block, with all modern improve
ments, providing the city give me the
necessary sewerage and people will give
me the aid that they promised to Mr..
Holbrook of 5000. | will commence
work Immediately and have it done as
soon as possible. q. c. BURT.
Considerable talk was INDUCED in con-
corning the proposition, it not being
definate enough in it's character to ena-
able the Board to take decided action IN
the matter. 1t was finally decided that
the president of the Board should see
Mr.. Burt and request him to appear at
the regular meeting to be held next
Monday morning, at which time he is to
present the plans of the proposed new
building and to answer such questions
of interest as may arise in the consider
alton of the subject.
The subject of sewerage came up for
consideration in connection with the
erecting of a new hotel. Gen. Pope pre-
sented the following resolution which
was carried:
Resolved that the committee of this
Board of Trade heretofore appointed for
the purpose, be requested to meet COM
mon council of the city at their first
meeting and urge upon their considera-
ton the propriety ofat once taking steps
toward the construction of main sewer
through End street, from Cherry street,
to such point as is deemed proper for an
outlet to the river, and that this Board
express its opinion as citizens and tax
payers, and that said proposed sewer
when constructed should be ample in
capacity for future use as a main sewer
and part of a general system for the city.
After some further discussion the
Board adjourned.
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EMORlAL DAY.
General Orders From C. A. r. Head
quarters Urging all Members of
the Order to Observe the Day.

From headquarters of the G. A. R. de-
partment of Minnesota, Commander
Wheelock is sending out General Orders
No. . concerning Decoration day, which
contain the following:
Post commanders will see that General
Orders No. IL, from national headquar-
tiers, accompanying this. is read in their
respective posts. Secure its publication,
if convenient, in your local papers.
Meet at your places of worship on the
Sunday preceding Memorial day. En-
deavor to secure the assistance and CO.
operation of all loyal citizens, both for
Sunday service and for Memorial day.
Urge the closing of all places of business.
Gather into your ranks ali the honora-
bly discharged soldiers and sailors in
your vicinity-be sure they assist in this
observance. The w. r. G.. and the Sons
of Veterans will render efficient aid il
properly invited, and the department
commander hopes that these auxillaries
will continue this sacred and and beauti-
full custom long after we shall have been
mustered out. So long as We remain,
the post of duty and of honor will be
given to the q. A. X. Let us leave it in
worthy hands when We are gone. Let
us, in the sole mn presence of the heroic
dead, renew our devotion to the coun-
try they died to save; to the principles
of our order; to the needy and desti-
tute: to the widow and orphan
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DEATH OF A VALUABLE HORSE.

Hon. G.. NJ. Green, of Amboy, suffered
a great loss on Thursday by tho death of
Martin" the well-known stock horse
owned by HIM. The stallion was tho
roughbred Norman, and was imported
by Geo. Il. Case, and it is safe to say, no
horse i'm Southern Minnesota was better
or more favorably known. He was taken
sick on Saturday the 23d, and the diseas Q
pronounced astorea, kind of paralysis,
and was unable to stand up at all there
after. Many persons visited the stables
of Mr.. Green during the noble animals
illness with view to suggesting reme-
dies, but nothing was seemingly able TO
allay the trouble, and the horse died on
Thursday.
Mr.. Green's loss by the death of
"MartIn" is very heavy one. The
horse alone cannot be replaced for 1900,
to say nothing of the value of the bust
ness which the stallion commanded.
No horse was better known in this re-
gion than Mr.. Green's fine Norman, and
he had taken large number of premi-
ums at the fairs held in this section of
the State
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ASSESSORS MEETING.

The assessors of the towns and villages
of the county met as required by law at
the Office of the county auditor last Sat
urday for consultation in regard to as
sessing, and to receive their books and
blanks from the auditor.
The following towns were represented,
as follows:
Danville-John Laurisch.
McPherson-M. b. Rasdall.
Medo-T. Hoverson.
Jamestown-T. b. Murtaugh.
Beauford-John Morrow.
Decoria-M. w. Butler.
Mankato-H. Thomson.
Lime-L. S. Burt.
Sterling-Wm. Webb.
Rapidan-Jabez Vaughn.
Lyra-Chas. Graf.
Souto Bend-D. A. Jones.
Shelby-S. X. Brush.
VernOn-F. 5. Hemingway.
Garden City-H. Bixby.
Pleasant Mound-Aug. Sulfiow.
Ceresco-Aug. Gents.
Lincoln-H. SwensOn.
Butternut Valley-Wm. f. Williams.
Cambria-W. p. Jones.
Village of Mapleton-A. A. Stevens.
Village of Lake Crystal-W. Ii. Cole.
City of Mankato-Jas. Shoemaker.
The meeting was called to order by
VIM. Webb, and James Shoemaker was
elected chairman. The following classes
of personal property i'm the several as
sessment districts as per agreement are
to be assessed as follows, for the year
1887: ...
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OBITUARY.

The following announcement of tn,
death of Heratio Roper, of Beaver Dam
Wisconsin. is published in the FREE
Press for the information of many o
our readers who were acquainted with
Mr.. Roper. He was the father of Mrs
b. d. Pay ofthls city:
Died in this town on Wednesday
March 10, of general debility, Horatic
Roper, aged SO years, 2 months and IL
days. The subject of this sketch, was
born at Rutland, Worcester county,
Mass, January LIST, 1899. On the % day
of November, 1910, the deceased united
in marriage with Miss Anna Reed and
the young couple continued TO reside In
the east until about the year lS48, when
with their family they removed to Wis
consin, and settled on the farm where
the elder Ropers resided up to the time
of their death, that Of Mrs. Roper &C.
curing on the 18th of October last, while
Mr.. Roper survived her b months and 4
days. Mr.. Roper was the father of nine
children, seven of whom survive him,
the youngest of whom is 90 years old,
and the eldest GA years. ~ grand chill
dren, and % great grand children sur
vlVe sire OF WnOm ehCu huu cfoTt one
feel Justly proud. Mr.. Roper was q most
consistent member of the Episcopal
church, of an amiable disposition, and
was never 80 happy as when performing
some good act for his fellow men. His
children and their descendants We're al
ways happy in his presence and his hos
pitality knew no bounds. Indeed it
was proverbial in this section that
grandpa Roper always kept open house.
We could extoll the virtues and good
ness Of this grand, good old gentleman,
but will simply add that an honest man,
the noblest work of God, has been
gathered to his fathers. After the death
of his wife, Mr.. Roper was never the
same man as before. He took his bed
about two months since, and patiently,
suffered, waited, yielded up the ghost
and closed his eyes in death. Goods
finger touched him AID he slept" He
was buried from the residence Friday,
and the large concourse of mourning
friends who followed HIM to the grave
il sufficient evidence that he died leav-
ing no enemy behind him.-Beaper Dam
WIS., Argus.
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PERSON AL.

James Hubbel spent the Sabbath with
friends here.
DIR. Lewis and wife are in the city
spending few weeks with friends.
Mr.. Jermo, student at the State Uni
versity, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. Root, of Hartford, Conn.,, is Wis.,
iting in the city for few days, the
guest of his brother +. ii. Root.
Mrs. c. M. George, who had been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. A. M. Smith. for
a few days, returned to her home in
st. Paul Sunday.
Mrs. w. III. Egbert and daughter. of
Minneapolis, are visiting their many
friends inthe city. At present they are
stopping with Mrs. G. W. slade.
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FREE DELIVERY.
Mankato VIII Have the Free Postal
Delivery.

A Washington special says that Post
master Cannon, of Mankato, has applied
for the establishment of the free deliv.
cry system, and the postmaster general
has ordered an inspector to go to Man.
kato TO make an investigation to see il
the Office is entitled to such service. AS
there is no question about the matter OF
this city being entitled to the free de-
livery system, it can be taken for grant
ed that il will soon be allowed, insomucb
as the attention of the department has
now been brought to the matter.
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WHY NOT?

One part of the lower floor of the City
Hall is nicely cleaned, but the other
seems 10 be neglected. Linen Soap and
show bills still cover space on the win
dows, much to the disgust of the general
public. Why is not the vacant room oc-
cupied by the hose and ladder COM
panies, and the other room used for the
police officers exclusively. CITIZEN.
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THE oBsEouIEs.
Funeral of the late o. C. McCurdy.
at Wooster. Ohio. Yesterday.

Special to DAILY FREE PRESS.
WOOSTER, Ohio, Apr. 20.
The party accompanying the remains
of the late D. c. McCurdy, reached
Wooster this forenoon, and the funeral
services took place at 2 o'clock p. m,
under the auspices of the Masonic fra
ternity. At VanWert the party was re-
ceived by hundreds of the friends of the
deceased, including the Masonic bodies
of the place. Mr.. Van Lew and daugh-
ter accompanied us to Wooster.
p. ZIMMERMAN
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A Great Surprise

Is in store for all who use Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs, the great
guaranteed remedy. Would you believe
that it ID sold on Its merits and that each
druggist is authorized to refund your
money by the Proprietor of this wonder
fnl remedy if it fails to. to cure you; Dr. 3
Price 800. and 81. Trial size free.
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The past month of April was character
lied by low barometer, the lowest since
the establishment of the Normal station !;
also by extremes of temperature, the
monthly range being 726 against Is in
April, 1886, and the month being 20 de-
grees warmer than March 1886. Precip-
ition was below the normal for April,
but an unusually large proportion of
SNOW
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REMOVED.

The FREE Pres Office has been re-
moved to the Odd Fellows building
corner of jackson and Second streets,
where all business will hereafter be
transacted.
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Real Estate Transfers.
WEATHER FOR APRIL

Below we give table comparing the
weather of the past month with that OF
April, 1886. We are indebted to Prof.
Cushing of the Normal school, for the
interesting information it contains:
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ISIDOR LONGINI.
a Sensible Man

The Palace Restaurant has opened its
elegant Ice Cream Parlors; Mr.. Heinze
is always along with the season. Al
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FO SALE.

A brand new house. Possession given
Immediately. Contains 8 rooms, hard
and soft water. Four rooms on ground
floor and 4 rooms on second. Good barn
also. One of the best locations in the
city. Enquire of Hall & Coffin, or
Rev. JNo. H SCHMIDT,
ostf Cor Rock and Broad SITS,
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Chicago n Northwestern =.
WINONA ST. PETER.

WlNONA \ ST. PETER.
Depart. Arrive
ia Crosse Milwaukee n
Chicago Day Express II :05 d. IN. II :35a m.
tia CruSSc Milwaukee n
Chicago Night Express. II :l5p. m. IL sop m.
Redwood Falls, Tracy Il
Huron DAY Passenger w I:05p.m. I:35p m
fRcdwoOd Falls, Water
town, Aberdeen 4 Pierre
Through Express ...... 90. 2:55a.m. 3:3ta m.
st. Peter, New Ulm and
Tracy Accommodation 90. saba m. l0:l0a m.
DAILY. ENccpI sunday.
TDaiIy No Sunday train tn Redwood Falls.
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BARGAINS

In houses and lots in all parts of the
city. OaLE & DAVIS,
37tf Room Sold Fellows Building.
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Cheap Property.
Shirts TO Order.

have just secured the exclusive right
to use the most approved method for
cutting and manufacturing Shirts, and
am now prepared to receive orders.
Everything guaranteed first-class, and
prices reasonable
29tf j. G. HANSEN,
Merchant Tailor, near City Hotel.
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LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalied for at the
postoffice NJ MankatO, Minnesota for the week
ending Friday, May 6, 1887.
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Sale of shorthorns.

On Wednesday, May 18th, the under
signed will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, at his farm, situated in the town
of Mcpherson, three and one-half miles
south of the village of st. Clair and one
mile east of Rice Lake, "a head of Short
Horn cattle, including the registered
bull Stevedore, and IL head of thorough.
bred heifers. Also lot of farm ma
cbinery. 45.3tw ID. ID. BREWER.
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GONNeNNeNk pssssin h .s saS

|OONSCNNGNSS certain in their
results, are Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Recommended by physicians ana endorsed
by all who have used them. The best
remedy for Dyspepsia, Flatuiency and Con-
stipation. Guaranteed, and SOLO ~ voc. BY
Emerson & Emerson, Druggists.
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NNMN S\eeM s SsgnIs r II :

SNMN SN0oN Complaint s nj 'a Of
thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption, Coughs, etc. Did you ever try
Acker's English Remedy 1t Is the best
preparation known for all Lung Troubles,
sold on q positive guarantee at 1Oc.. Doc.
Emerson Il Emerson, Druggists.
w atches and Clocks.
If you want your watch or clock or
any kind of jewelry repaired in the most
satisfactory manner possible, take it to
F. II. Gleason, opposite FREE Press of
fee. 14tf
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Notice.
House For Rent.

The Guss Coy house on Bunker Hill
is for rent cheap. Good we'll and other
/ conyeniences. Inquire of M. Roblee
or VIM. r. Coffin. 40tf.
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Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs. 1t is curing more cases of
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group and all Throat and Lung Troubles
than any other medicine. The proprie-
tor has authorized DR.. Follmann to re-
fund your money, if after taking three
fourths of bottle, relief is not obtained.
Price SOC. and 81. Trial size free.
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In calling for the above letters please ga!
advertised" and give date of this list. Let
tiers remaining unclaimed at the expiration OF
80 days from this date will be sent to the Deas
''''' ''''' JAMES CANNON, p. M.
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that any offering styles
ons French Gray rns Copper Heotrope and all the
popular shades at popular prices
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Carpet Department.

Our stock the best makes styles the country
showing Wilton Vees Body Brussels
ngrans that will be able duplicate later We
parties that contemplate buying Carpets TODD
complete make notice Upholstery
goods, Laces and Draperies ready.
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Hosiery Stock Now Complete

Our Ladies Silk Hose in Blacks
ladies' Babggan Hose full regular made double heels &c
good value For Bargain look Ladies' brilliant
5Oc, worth full line of Ladies' Misses Chdens
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Brutal Murder.

ST. PETER, Mimi, March 5.-A brutal
murder has taken place in the town of Kelso,
Sibley county. The person murdered was an
old lady named Caroline Matchalls. The
opinion of the neighbors has settled the
crime upon her sister-in law, Mrs. Matchalls,
who has been absent minded for several
years, and was at one time confined in the
hospital for the insane at this place. The
young woman had on several occasions at
tempted the life of the unfortunate old lady,
who often said that she expected that her
crazy relative would some day take her life.
On Thursday morning of last week the body
was found few rods from the house, with
the skull broken and the shawl which corer.
ed the head badly cut with Ratchet. A
Ratchet was found lying close beside her.
The murderess, or she who is suspected to
have committed the murder, had ded,s but
pursuit was made by several OF the neigh
bors, aud the Won an was found at farm
house occupied by A. B Chatterdon, several
miles away When brought to the side of
the murdered woman she appeared uncon-
cerned and expressed the opinion that she
had tainted
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A Bad State orAnairs.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 5.-Informaton
obtained from steamboat men shows q bad
state of affairs down the river between this
city and Arkansas City. In that district
hundreds of men, mostly whites, are en-.
gagged in levee work for the government
and the State of Mississippi. These men
are paid of weekly, and every pay day
some of them 60 to the landings to await a
steamer for Memphis. These landings are
often isolated, and gang of negro river pi.
rates and thieves watch them, and, assault.
ing tho labo-ers, rob them of their money,
often inflcting dangerous wounds on their
victims. and it is estimated that no less than
twenty murders have been committed this
winter by these outlaws and at least bun.
dred instances ofrobbery. The levee camps
are generally several miles back from the
river, and as the only police officers are the
sheriff and his deputies, who are usually
about the country towns, the unprotected
laborers fall an easy prey. These laborers
are mostly Irish and Italians, who drift to
this section at the beginning of the winter.
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Prize Fight.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March "a viciou,
prize fight took place just outside the city
limits at one o'clock this morning between
W. l.. Parsons, of Columbus, and John D
Carroll, effort Wayne, Indiana, weighing
l25 and 135 pounds, respectively. The
fight was witnessed by about 200 persons
who carried vicious mugs and made the
occasion more interesting by number Of
side fights. The contest was with skin
gloves and took place in barn, where a
twenty-four foot ring had been arranged
Parsons was practically whipped before he
went into the ring, apparently being afraid
OF his antagonist when he saw him stripped
In the first round friends Of Parsons claimed
foul on the pretext that Carroll had hit
his man after he went to the ground, but
the foul was not allowed. In the second.
after some close work and break Parsons
made fancy duck and as he came up Car
roll caught him behind the ear and Knocked
him almost the full length OF the ring, where
he lay in limp condition and was unable
to come to tins aud the Ggnt was award ed
to Carroll,
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8SlGgz &
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Fiendisli Attempt.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., March 5.--Captain
Bloomsbury, superintendent of the Jersey
City ferries of the Pennsylvania road, this
morning discovered new evidences of a
fendish attempt to burn the company ferry
houses and depot. A piece of cotton we'd
ding about IS inches square and nearly 2
inches thick was found tackled near the
woodwork on the outside of the northern
end cfthe geptlemen's water closets where it
was concealed from view. A hole about five
inches in diameter had been cut through the
partition large enough to admit mans
hand from the inside of the clozet. An at
tempt had been made to light the cotton, as
the edges were partially singed. The
perpetrator of the viiainous act evil
IDENTIFY worked from the inside of the
closet. Chief Of police Murphy said ::
The work was evidently done Thurs
day night. but the villains were foiled be-
cause Of some unexplained cause. After
lighting the cotton aud seeing it ablaze they
probably made a hasty departure. They
were afraid to return to see why their work
did not succeed, for fear that it had already
been discovered AID put out and that any
inquiry on their part would lead to their APP
prehension. 1t rained heavily that night
and the cotton quickly went out. have no
doubt that it had been saturated with q
chemical mixture to make it burn. 1t is
now in the hands of DR.. Dudley, the COM
pany's chemist. and ne is going to analyze."
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
employing gangs Of watchmen, which they
will organize into squads under experienced
men, to patrol the water front day and night.
All suspicious persons will be arrested.